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Date: Thu, May 27, 2004 7:18 am
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<http://monist.buffalo.edu> THE MONIST
An International Quarterly Journal of General Philosophical Inquiry
Edited by <http://wings.buffalo.edu/philosophy/faculty/smith> Barry Smith
CALLS FOR PAPERS
89:4 October 2006
Genetics and Ethics
Deadline for Submissions: October 31, 2005
Advisory Editor: David S. Oderberg (University of Reading)
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(Department of Philosophy, University of Reading, Reading RG6 6AA, UK)
The explosion of the science of genetics in general and of biotechnology
in particular has captured the attention of policy-makers, lawyers and
ethicists. It has also become of increasing concern to a public
attracted by the potential for radical new therapies but also concerned by
the implications of genetics for individual liberty and autonomy and its
potential threat to the dignity of the human being. This issue of The
Monist will focus on the ethical issues raised by new developments in
genetics, with emphasis on such questions as the following: How do
discoveries in genetics affect, if at all, our understanding of freedom
and moral responsibility? Is genetic screening of individuals or groups
something society should accept? Is the use of genetics for enhancement
(eugenics) or for eliminating defects (dysgenics) of body or mind morally
acceptable? Is human cloning permissible either in its so-called
'reproductive' or 'therapeutic' forms, and in particular how would its
practice affect individual and family identity and other social
relations? Should society tolerate the use of genetic information in, for
example, the evaluation of a person's suitability for certain kinds of
work or other activity, or of their eligibility for insurance? How should
information from the Human Genome Project be used and protected? What
access should government have to an individual's genetic profile?
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